A multi-stage down-draft evaporative cool tower for semi-enclosed spaces: Aerodynamic performance

Solar Energy

Volumn 82, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 420-429

  Erell, Evyatar ^a   Pearlmutter, David ^a   Etzion, Yair ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Airflow; Cool towers; Evaporative cooling

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; EVAPORATION; SPRAYING;

COOL TOWERS; EVAPORATIVE COOLING;

COOLING TOWERS;

AERODYNAMICS; COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; COOLING TOWERS; EVAPORATION; SPRAYING;

AERODYNAMICS; AIRFLOW; COOLING; CROSS SECTION; DESIGN; GEOMETRY; WATER;

EID: 41949092698     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2007.10.010     Document Type: Article

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